This edition of Infosylva opens with a recent FAO publication about forests, written for young people. The book aims to raise youngsters' awareness about this extraordinarily rich environment environment - vital for life on our planet - and encourage their participation and involvement in preserving it and in learning how to use its varied and important resources in a sustainable way.

(In English) In Mexico City, FAO, in collaboration with the Mexican National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR), organized an International Seminar on Sustainable Forestry Management to boost productivity in sustainably managed forests in Latin America. (In Spanish) Also in the area of sustainable forest management (SFM), Germany has financed an ambitious global project to be carried out by FAO, with the aim of developing criteria and indicators for SFM, in particular on socioeconomic and governance aspects. The purpose is to integrate them into planning, decision-making, monitoring and reporting in forest management projects and practices. (In English) In its efforts to combat climate warming, France intends to step up its support to agroecology, to help produce quality food in a more environmentally friendly way. Climate-smart agriculture and other techniques such as agroforestry can contribute to the intensive production required to feed a growing world population by increasing food quality at the same time. (In French) The Ghana Forestry Commission is organizing a REDD+ roadshow through those regions of the country where the effects of deforestation and climate change are most apparent, to encourage Ghanaians to take on a more sustainable approach to the use of their natural resources. (In English) And don't forget to visit the call for abstracts page<http://www.fao.org/forestry/wfc/87584/en/> of the XIV World Forestry Congress! Enjoy your reading!